Introduction, Body of essay, Flow of Information, Relevance to the Topic, Research and Personality, Conclusion.

Your complete essay documents must be no more than 2000 words in total , excluding your Cover Page, as measured by the word count on the bottom of the WORD screen, providing 200 words of actual essay text.

Essays over 2000 words may be accepted but will be
returned for editing down to the limit.

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Referencing must be by Word-Referencing-Tab and bottom of page reference detailing.

You must save and submit your entry electronically, in WORD format, using the unique entrant number allocated to you at registration.

Essays must be prepared with Microsoft Word, using:

• Arial 12 font;
• 1.15 line spacing
• 2cm margin on both page sides.

We have a panel of 30 judges who are prior winners or senior executives. A judge from your company cannot judge your essay.

If you require assistance in developing your essay entry, you are welcome to use the following support services:

• The Activate Australia Joe Berry office for information clarity, ‘how
to start assistance and mentoring’ during the process
entries@joeberryaward.com.au or call 0403 003 809

• Request support from your own company team, leader or management. 

• You may utilise online resources, provided that the essay submitted is your own work and free of any plagiarism. (We will check)

• Watch past YouTube Podcasts on the Joe Berry Award.

• Yourself: Read and check your work for spelling, grammar and
continuity. Many good essays fail on the lack of author revision.

Yes, we encourage you to pre-submit your essay before the cut off date (February 28) and get feedback before submitting your final essay.